The Straits Times On ‘The Hunger Games’, Fan Works, Viral Technology And More

Yesterday’s edition of The Straits Times had an commentary article written by Tan Shzr Ee in page C6 of The Straits Times Life! section. In this article, the writer talks about ‘The Hunger Games’ novel, fan made works including Main Stay Productions, viral technologies, fan fictions, S.O.P.A., Katniss Everdeen and other thought provoking thoughts garnered through the writer’s research process regarding ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy.

Though there are mistakes regarding ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy in the article itself which fans would be able to spot easily, we thought it is an interesting read.

Click on the screenshot of the article below for a better reading experience.

Many thanks to Liyana for the tip!

‘The Hunger Games’ will be released in Singapore on 22 March 2012.

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Total Film Presents The Complete Guide To The Hunger Games

We are pretty sure anyone who is reading this article right now would have read ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy or at the very least ‘The Hunger Games’. However, if you are someone who had chanced upon this article or you have been hearing your friends or colleagues spouting words and phrases like Career, Capitol, Tributes, The Reaping etc. and have no idea what these mean, no worries. Total Film has put together “The Hunger Games: The Complete Guide“. It covers from short description about key characters in the books to main cast and staff working in ‘The Hunger Games’ movie. With this quick guide, you wouldn’t feel so lost again during conversations!

Suzanne Collins

1. Suzanne Collins

A 50-year-old mother of two, Suzanne Collins is the author of The Hunger Games. Before penning the novel, she spent most of her career working in children’s television, including scribbling stories for Clarissa Explains It All and Nick Jr. show Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

2. Camera shy

Somewhat fittingly considering the content of Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins is very rarely ever seen in public. Unlike JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer, she’s not welcomed fame, and often refuses to be filmed. She’s not even on Twitter…

3. Early praise

Collins’ first novel was Gregor The Overlander, the first entry in The Underland Chronicles. It follows 11-year-old Gregor, who finds himself dragged into an underground world populated by giant insects. With war on the horizon under the streets of New York City, Gregor goes on a quest that may lead him to his missing father.

4. The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games was published by Scholastic in 2008. By February 2010, it had sold 80,000 copies. There are over 2.9 million copies in print. The plot is set in a distant dystopian future, where every year, children between the age of 12 and 18 have to fight to the death on TV for entertainment.

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‘The Hunger Games’ Included In Her World Magazine 10 Must Watch Movies In 2012

‘The Hunger Games’ has managed to secure a place in United States of America based Collider and Movie Line, Contact Music, as well as United Kingdom based Total Film most anticipated movie lists. Besides that, ‘The Hunger Games’ has also won Most Anticipated Movie in 2012 public polls on MTV and Next Movie.

All this hype for ‘The Hunger Games’ overseas is not lost on Singapore based women magazine, Her World for ‘The Hunger Games’ was listed as one of the three most hyped blockbusters in 2012 with he Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit.

THE HUNGER GAMES: TEENS COMPETE IN THIS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland
Based on a young adult science fiction trilogy of the same name, this movie adaptation could well become the next hit fantasy movie franchise. Last seen in X-Men: First Class as Mystique, actress Jennifer Lawrence plays protagonist Katniss Everdeen, the girl who takes her young sister’s place in the barbaric Hunger Games. In this alternate universe, a pair of teens from each district are sent to do battle against each other; only one winner will leave the battlefield alive.

HYPE: 7 / 10. Production values are top-notch and the trailer does tantalise. We’ll wait to see if this film will captivate more than just the younger crowds.

Head over to Her World to see which other 9 movies made it to the list.

‘The Hunger Games’ will be released in Singapore on 22 March 2012.

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Total Film: ‘The Hunger Games’ As One Of 49 Films That Will Define 2012

Total Film has compiled a list of 48 films they think will define year 2012. ‘The Hunger Games’ is positioned at Number 17th.

Here’s what they have to say about ‘The Hunger Games’:

The Talent: Director Gary Ross, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth.

The Pitch: A sci-fi Battle Royale, as tribespeople in future America are forced to fight in organised combat.

The Hook: Suzanne Collins’ novels are what the cool kids started to read once they’d finished Harry Potter and Twilight. No pressure there, then.
Defining Feature: Jennifer Lawrence’s first lead role since Winter’s Bone, which will surely cement her reputation as Hollywood’s brightest hope.

Head over to Total Film to check out which other movies made it on the list.

Sources: Total Film via HG Girl On Fire.

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‘The Hunger Games’ Featured In January Issue Of Empire Magazine 2012 Spring Preview

In the January 2012 issue of Empire Magazine, ‘The Hunger Games’ is featured as a part of the 2012 preview for movies released in Spring.

Here’s a transcript of the magazine article provided by HG Girl On Fire.

The early hype portrayed this adaption of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy is another Twilight. There is, after all a sort of love triangle between lead character Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss and two male friends, Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta and Liam Hemsworth’s Gale. The story’s told from a teenage girl’s POV, and the books are a phenomenon. Look closer, however, and it’s nearer to Battle Royale, with teens randomly chosen to battle to the death in a technologically advanced arena as a means of keeping the wider populace in line. Only one can emerge victorious.

In other words, there’s previous little time for moping about with wolves or mooning over sparkly vampires. Lawrence’s Katniss is as tough as they come, an expert in hunting and archery before she even hits the Games, but she’s up against kids who are bigger and tougher, and who have, in some cases, been training for years to take part. Says Lenny Kravitz, who appears as Katniss’ secretly supportive stylist, Cinna, “It’s great storytelling, these kids being put in this complex situation of survival. I was on the edge of my seat, so if you’re 12, putting yourself in her place is completely captivating.”

For Lawrence, it’s not a million miles from her Oscar-nominated role in Winter’s Bone: tough girl, impoverished background, fierce determination to protect her younger siblings no matter what the cost. “Gary (Ross, Director) cast Jennifer, and i think he had in mind that she’s a really strong personality with an unusually keen sense of humour,” says Woody Harrelson, who plays Games survivor Haymitch, charged with mentoring Katniss and Peeta through their ordeal. “There’s something in her eyes that you can tell she’s a survivor, even though she’s young. She just has that in her eyes – and that’s Katniss.”

This is also a story on a much bigger scale than Twilight. Katniss’ journey takes her across the former US from her Appalachian home to the Capitol, somewhere in the Rockies. And while her home District is backward and impoverished, the Captiol is extravagant and outrageous, with the sort of haircuts and colours you’d usually only expect to see in The Wizard of Oz. “The sets are incredible, just amazing!” enthuses Harrelson. “Sometimes you don’t notice the hair and make-up as much in a movie because it kind of blends in, but particularly in the Captiol there were some wild concepts. Pretty much every aspect of this production had the best people in the business, and it was just a pleasure to see what they came up with.”

Which is not to say that it’s all pomades and couture. For Katniss to survive, 23 other kids will have to die, including the very sympathetic Peeta. There will be a lot of death but not, Harrelson assures us, gratuitous levels of gloom or violence. “I don’t see it as all that dark. It’s exciting, but not dark compared to a lot of what I see. It’s PG-13 dark. The death isn’t emphasized. It’s more about this incredible girl.”

Sources: HG Girl On Fire and @ItsLaurenRooney .

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Zimbo: 10 Things To Know About ‘The Hunger Games’

Zimbo has posted an article about 10 things which you should know about ‘The Hunger Games’. Though I supposed those who has read the books certainly know these details, reading it through again wouldn’t hurt.

Left to right: Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark)